Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel

This lengthy account of a trailblazing suffragist buries its subject until details about the era in which she lived.

Saltwater

By Jessica Andrews

Saltwater

A young Englishwoman seeks to shake the legacy of alcoholism in this poetic coming-of-age tale.

Remembrance

By Rita Woods

Remembrance

This moving debut puts a metaphysical spin on emancipation in America.

Bride of the Sea: A Novel

A young woman’s decision to remain in America rather than return to Saudi Arabia reverberates across generations.

150 Glimpses of the Beatles

An unusual, uneven look at the Fab Four.

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

A superb reappraisal of a literary and feminist legend whose death has too much eclipsed her work.

Imagining Iraq: Stories

By Bárbara Mujica

Imagining Iraq: Stories

An intelligent, moving collection that honors both those who serve and those left behind at home.

The Hare: A Novel

By Melanie Finn

The Hare: A Novel

A guileless young woman becomes ensnared by a malevolent conman.